Linde (LIN) Competitors

Linde has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sherwin-Williams has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Sherwin-Williams had 17 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Sherwin-Williams and 9 mentions for Linde. Sherwin-Williams' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Linde's score of 0.75 indicating that Sherwin-Williams is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Linde presently has a consensus price target of $545.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Sherwin-Williams has a consensus price target of $385.44, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Given Linde's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Linde is more favorable than Sherwin-Williams.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Sherwin-Williams shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sherwin-Williams pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sherwin-Williams pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Sherwin-Williams has raised its dividend for 48 consecutive years.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Sherwin-Williams' net margin of 11.01%. Sherwin-Williams' return on equity of 67.97% beat Linde's return on equity.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Sherwin-Williams. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sherwin-Williams, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Ecolab. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecolab, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Ecolab had 11 more articles in the media than Linde. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ecolab and 9 mentions for Linde. Ecolab's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Linde's score of 0.75 indicating that Ecolab is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ecolab currently has a consensus target price of $327.56, indicating a potential upside of 18.74%. Linde has a consensus target price of $545.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Given Ecolab's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ecolab is more favorable than Linde.

Ecolab has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

74.9% of Ecolab shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ecolab shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ecolab pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ecolab pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ecolab has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Ecolab's net margin of 12.57%. Ecolab's return on equity of 22.72% beat Linde's return on equity.

Corteva pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Corteva pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Corteva has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Linde has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Linde is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Corteva. Linde is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corteva, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Corteva's net margin of 5.66%. Linde's return on equity of 20.09% beat Corteva's return on equity.

Corteva has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Linde has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Linde had 1 more articles in the media than Corteva. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Linde and 8 mentions for Corteva. Corteva's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Linde's score of 0.75 indicating that Corteva is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Corteva presently has a consensus target price of $91.70, suggesting a potential upside of 21.09%. Linde has a consensus target price of $545.38, suggesting a potential upside of 14.98%. Given Corteva's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Corteva is more favorable than Linde.

81.5% of Corteva shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Corteva shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

82.8% of Linde shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Linde shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Nutrien shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Linde has higher revenue and earnings than Nutrien. Nutrien is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Linde, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Linde has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nutrien has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Linde has a net margin of 20.43% compared to Nutrien's net margin of 8.44%. Linde's return on equity of 20.09% beat Nutrien's return on equity.

In the previous week, Linde had 2 more articles in the media than Nutrien. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Linde and 7 mentions for Nutrien. Nutrien's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Linde's score of 0.75 indicating that Nutrien is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Linde pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Nutrien pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Linde pays out 41.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nutrien pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Linde has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Nutrien has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nutrien is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Linde currently has a consensus target price of $545.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.98%. Nutrien has a consensus target price of $81.58, indicating a potential upside of 19.39%. Given Nutrien's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nutrien is more favorable than Linde.